Fishermen Prohibited from Catching Sharks

Batulicin, South Kalimantan (AntaranewsKalsel) - The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries through the Central Management of Coastal and Marine Resources Pontianak socializes shark fishing prohibition to fishermen and coastal communities in Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan.


Central Management of Coastal and Marine Resources (BPSPL) Pontianak officer Didiet in Batulicin on Wednesday said the ban is in accordance with the Decree of the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) Number 18/2013 regarding Stipulation Status Full Protection Against Shark whales.

"Therefore, we will continue to socialize the decree to fishermen and coastal communities in Indonesia," he said.

He explained that there are eight species of sharks in the Indonesia waters currently protected by the government in order not to extinct. Species of sharks protected are the hammerhead sharks, whale sharks, rat shark, cowboy shark, and saws shark.

Some shark is fully protected, namely the whale sharks and rat shark, should not be caught, killed, or sold. The goal is to maintain and guarantee the presence of sharks which are experiencing population decline in Indonesian waters.

Besides doing outreach to coastal communities and fishermen in Tanah Bumbu, the CTF through BPSPL also collecting data on the number of shark species in the waters of Kalimantan to be reported to the ministry.

"Today sharks spesies in Indonesia amounted to 116," said Didiet without specifying in detail the type of shark.

The number of sharks that are prohibited to be fished are three spesie and sharks arranged in international trade are four species.
edited by mahdani